"Democracy" and
"freedom" are two over-used words that belong to the domain of Psychological
Operations (Psy Ops) Inc. Likewise for
the phrase "War On Terror". The psychological impacts of these abstractions are
very powerful even as their literal meanings have been totally corrupted.

As target countries are demonized, and illegal foreign
invasions are launched, these words are manipulated to deliver their opposites: the
destruction of democratic self-determination, the destruction of freedom, and
the exponential growth of terrorism.

Recent historical context -- invasions of Libya and Iraq for
example -- informs us that the real reason for invading and destroying Syria is to prevent it from nationalising its own resources and becoming a free,
self-determining, and prosperous country.

The US is using time-tested strategies to achieve its
nefarious goals. To advance its
imperialist agenda, it is funding,
arming, and organizing proxies
such as al-Qaeda/al-Nursra Front, and ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh -- the same terrorists
that it identifies as enemies.

Saudi Arabia, an important US ally, is likely the most
significant funder of foreign-backed extremists in Syria, while Qatar, another
ally, is complicit as well. A leaked diplomatic
cable reveals this:

"Saudi donors remain the chief financiers of Sunni
militant groups like Al Qaeda, and the tiny Persian Gulf
state of Qatar, a generous host to the American military for years, was the
'worst in the region' in counterterrorism efforts, according to a State
Department cable last December. Qatar's security service was 'hesitant to act
against known terrorists out of concern for appearing to be aligned with the
U.S. and provoking reprisals.'"

Not surprisingly, Israel
also has links to Syrian "rebels". According to the United Nations
Disengagement Observer Force (UNDORF), there are "regular contacts held on the
border between IDF officers and soldiers and Syrian rebels." Observers also remarked (that) "they
identified IDF soldiers on the Israeli side handing over two boxes to armed
Syrian opposition members on the Syrian side."

Turkey, another ally, is also said to be a significant
supporter of foreign-backed extremists in Syria. A Press TV article entitled "UK
Pledges 'significant' support For Syrian Militants" lists Turkey (as well as Qatar and Saudi Arabia)
"as supporting the militants in the Arab country."

It is increasingly clear, then, that this tragic war is
generating and empowering terrorism, and that the West is the "driver" that is perpetuating
the tragedy.

Increased terrorism and the balkanization of the Middle East
may well be goals of western military planners, but these goals certainly do
not align with the public interests of citizens throughout the world. Such
outcomes are the antithesis to the implied outcomes of the "War On Terror". Not
only is the "War On Terror" creating more terrorism, but it is also delivering less
"democracy" and less "freedom".

A first step in halting the madness is an increased
awareness that we are being manipulated by agencies of Psychological Operations
Inc. and that words such as "democracy" and "freedom" along with phrases such
as "War On Terror" are being corrupted to serve a darker agenda of death and
destruction.